Combined tiara and earrings with detachable earring devices

ABSTRACT

An article of jewelry combining a forehead engaging tiara with C shaped ear engaging devices at each end. The bottom end of each device is ball shaped. Earrings having cup shaped elements are used, each element detachably engaging a corresponding ball shaped end of a corresponding device. The user wears the tiara with each device detachably engaging a corresponding ear by encircling it. Thus, the earrings can be worn easily without being secured in any way to the ears.

United States Patent [1 1 Tomlinson 1 Aug. 12, 1975 COMBINED TIARA AND EARRINGS WITH DETACI-IABLE EARRING DEVICES [76] Inventor: Frederica W. Tomlinson, 68

Harriman Ave. Hempstead. NY.

22 Filed: June 24, 1974 21 App]. No.: 482,008

[52] U.S. Cl 63/2; 63/29 R; 613/14 R [51] Int. Cl. A44C 15/00; A44C 7/00 [58] Field of Search 63/1, 13, 14 R, 14 A, 14 B,

I [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,556,106 10/1925 Hamilton ..1 63/2 1,576,372 3/1926 Shea 63/14 A D152,434 l/l949 Pizzano et a1 63/2 UX FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 7563 11/1911 United Kingdom 63/14 A 887,873 8/1943 France.. 63/14 A Primary E.taminerF. Barry Shay [57] ABSTRACT An article of jewelry combining a forehead engaging tiara with C shaped ear engaging devices at each end. The bottom end of each device is ball shaped. Earrings having cup shaped elements are used, each element detachably engaging a corresponding ball shaped end of a corresponding device. The user wears the tiara with each device detachably engaging a corre sponding ear by encircling it. Thus, the earrings can be worn easily without being secured in any way to the ears.

1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figures COMBINED TIARA AND EARRINGS WITH DETACHABLE EARRING DEVICES SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Individuals who wear earrings often do not want to have their ear lobes pierced and thus have to use snap or screw clamp means to attach the earrings to the lobes. Such means are often extremely-uncomfortable.

This invention overcomes these difficulties by detachably securing to each ear a separate C shaped member. Actually the member encircles the ear and does not clamp or pinch it in any way. The lower end of each member is ball shaped. Earrings to be used are provided with cup shaped elements detachably secured to the ball ends whereby the earrings dangle downward below the ears.

An elongated tiara secured to the forehead of the user is secured at each end to the corresponding member whereby the entire decorative structure can be worn easily without discomfort.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a front view of the invention in use;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged detail side view of a portion of the invention; and

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 but rotated through 90.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIGS. 1 4, an elongated curved tiara extends along the forehead over a portion of the hair of the user. Each end of the tiara extends bebind a corresponding ear and terminates in a loop 12.

Separate C shaped members 16 having enlarged balls or spheres 18 at each end encircle the ears leaving front openings. Each member adjacent its upper end is slidably and rotatably disposed in the corresponding loop.

Earrings each have a small cup 20 secured by flexible chain or link 22 to an ornament 24. Each cup detachably engages the ball on the lower end of the corresponding member to complete the structure for use as previously described.

While the invention has been described with detailed reference to the drawings, the protection sought is to be limited only by the terms of the claims which follow.

I claim:

1. An article of jewelry comprising:

first and second C shaped members;

four sphere shaped termination elements, each element being secured to a corresponding end of a corresponding one of said members;

first and second earring devices, each device being provided with a cup shaped element and .an ornament secured by a flexible link to the cup element, each cup element detachably engaging one of said termination elements of a respective one of said members;

an elongated curved tiara; an

, first and second loops, each loop being secured to a corresponding one of the ends of the tiara and also being secured to a corresponding one of said members intermediate the termination elements of said corresponding one member, each member being slidably and rotatably disposed in the correspondingloop. 

1. An article of jewelry comprising: FIRST AND SECOND C shaped members; FOUR SPHERE SHAPED TERMINATION ELEMENTS, EACH ELEMENT BEING SECURED TO A CORRESPONDING END OF A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID MEMBERS; FIRST AND SECOND EARRING DEVICES, EACH DEVICE BEING PROVIDED WITH A CUP SHAPED ELEMENT AND AN ORNAMENT SECURED BY A FLEXIBLE LINK TO THE CUP ELEMENT, EACH CUP ELEMENT DETACHABLY ENGAGING ONE OF SAID TERMINATION ELEMENTS OF A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID MEMBERS; AN ELONGATED CURVED TIARA; AND FIRST AND SECOND LOOPS, EACH LOOP BEING SECURED TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF THE ENDS OF THE TIARA AND ALSO BEING SECURED TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID MEMBERS INTERMEDIATE THE TERMINATION ELEMENTS OF SAID CORRESPONDING ONE MEMBER, EACH MEMBER BEING SLIDABLY AND ROTATABLY DISPOSED IN THE CORRESPONDING LOOP. 